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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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